Ronaldo confirms he wants to leave Inter

Brazil striker Ronaldo confirmed on Monday that he wanted to leave Italian club Inter Milan but refused to say why and said he had no idea how negotiations were progressing.

"We'll see what happens," he told reporters in Fortaleza where Brazil face Paraguay in a friendly international on Wednesday, their first match since winning the World Cup on June 30.

"It's not up to me to say how things are going because I don't know what the situation is."

"What is certain is that I want to leave. I have my reasons and the club knows what they are. But there's no need to make them public."

Ronaldo joined Inter before the 1997/1998 season but has played little in the last three seasons during to a series of injuries. His contract runs until 2006.

Ronaldo, top scorer in the World Cup with eight goals including two in the final against Germany, arrived late in Fortaleza after missing his plane in Rio de Janeiro due to a traffic jam.

He was forced to take a longer route on a later flight and only arrived in mid-afternoon.

He admitted he was not match fit and said he did not know whether he would face Paraguay in Wednesday's game, which has been arranged to celebrate Brazil's fifth world title.

"I have only been training for ten days and I still haven't trained with a ball. So I'm behind the others. I had 35 days of deserved holidays, I travelled a lot and made the most of them."

Paraguay have announced a below-strength team for the match and are under the charge of caretaker coach Anibal Ruiz.